President Bruno de Carvalho in interview with the Portuguese Channel as part of his US tour

Bruno de Carvalho brought his visit to the United States to a close this week with an extensive interview with the Portuguese Channel, the only channel in the country which broadcasts in Portuguese 24 hours a day.

The Alvalade leader began with an analysis of the club's partnership New England Revolution: "We have been working a lot on youth football, to create a link between America and Portugal. We want to open our first facility here next year that doesn't only act as an Academy, but as a school as well."

Elections for the Sporting board of directors are just around the corner, leading Bruno de Calvalho to reflect on his mandate so far: "It isn't easy to look back on something like this. We presented 120 points in our electoral manifesto and we have already achieved 110 of them. The last ten are in relation to renewable energies in the stadium and the installation of that sort of thing. We are really satisfied and proud with how the club has evolved and it is great to see how happy the fans are right now. There is always something else which can be done at the club and we can never let our guard down because we have achieved something, even though we are putting 24 hours a day into Sporting. It is easier to manage the club now, we are more economically balanced and we are stronger in terms of sports. The present has been secured and the future is in our hands."

"Perfect" was how Bruno de Carvalho classified his relationship with Jorge Jesus and the Alvalade president didn't stop there: "He has a really solid objective and his passion is what takes him to the top. He is recognised worldwide as one of the best and he is magnificent at what he does. Our relationship is perfect. you would think that two people who are very similar would clash and opposites would attract, but we have a really good and professional relationship. We have the same was of looking at life, which is to role up our sleeves at get stuck in."